A Brooklyn killer will spend life behind bars, with no chance of parole, for the cold-blooded murder of a beloved Muslim cleric and his associate and friend two years ago.

A Queens judge sentenced Oscar Morel on Wednesday — three months after a jury found him guilty of the broad-daylight double-murder.

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The victims, Imam Maulana Akonjee and Thara Uddin, were walking home from an Ozone Park mosque at about 2 p.m. Aug. 13, 2016, when Morel, 37, came up on them from behind and started shooting.

Akonjee, 55, and Uddin, 64, were returning from prayers at the Al-furqan Jame Masjid Mosque. They died at a nearby hospital.

Prosecutors didn't present evidence of Morel's motive during the three-week trial, but they showed the jury surveillance footage and the .38-caliber revolver hidden behind Morel's kitchen wall. The fatal bullets came from that gun.

"The cowardly actions of this defendant did not just take the life of two admired men, but the killings ripped at the heart of the Muslim community — our community," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. "It is my hope that today's conclusion to this case brings some closure and comfort to the many family and friends of the victims."

Video showed Morel get out of a black SUV and walk, then run, toward the victims, who are out of frame, prosecutors said. Moments later, the camera captures him running back to his SUV and driving off. Just 12 minutes later, he hit a bicyclist with his SUV and drove off. Another motorist followed him and got his license plate number.

Morel maintains his innocence and plans an appeal, his lawyer, Michael Schewd said.

"He maintained it all the way through, and they couldn't find any reason for him to have done this. He had no hatred in his background," Schwed said.

Schwed took issue with prosecutors showing the jury video of Morel ending a police interview by asking for a lawyer. "You can't use a person's right to counsel against them," he said.

Akonjee's death sparked rallies, and the Council on American-Islamic relations contended that the killing "corresponded with a nationwide surge in anti-Muslim hate crimes."

"Morel executed Imam Akonjee and Thara Uddin mere blocks from the mosque in cold blood, from which the community still reels and mourns to this day," said Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. "The justified sentence delivered today sends a powerful message that in Queens, such heinous acts of hate will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."